Indigenous Languages of Queensland Preserved in Picture Dictionaries (fwd link)

[Phil Cash Cash]

Indigenous Languages of Queensland Preserved in Picture Dictionaries
Bernadine Racoma <http://www.daynews.com/author/bernadineracoma> Aug 22nd,
2013

With a considerable amount of effort and the willingness to accomplish a
monumental task, the Desert Channels Queensland (DCQ) finally released the
outcome of two years spent in recording and preserving the indigenous
languages of Queensland. Dictionaries with pictures showing the staggering
richness of the languages used by indigenous people in the Outback of
Queensland, Australia were recently published.


These “pictionaries” are just the start. The organization has already
launched an all out campaign to put these reference materials in local
schools as well as public libraries.

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http://www.daynews.com/world/language/2013/08/indigenous-languages-of-queensland-preserved-in-picture-dictionaries-22560#sthash.rjdId8eG.dpuf
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